Europa League: Dinamo Zagreb host NEC Nijmegen in matchday three

The matchday three fixture of the league phase in the Europa League will be played between host side Dinamo Zagreb and NEC Nijmegen, on Thursday 22 October 2026, with the match kicking off at 19:45 Saudi and Damascus time, broadcast live on beIN SPORTS.

Dinamo Zagreb go into the match after a 1-0 win over Anderlecht at home on 15 October 2026, preceded by a goalless away draw with Hapoel Beer Sheva, and before that a 1-3 away defeat to Viking, as well as a 2-2 draw with the same team at home, while they had earlier beaten Kauno Zalgiris 2-1 away from home.

NEC Nijmegen, on the other hand, arrive at the match following a 1-1 home draw with Levski Sofia on 15 October 2026, preceded by a heavy 0-5 away defeat to Juventus, and a 0-3 away loss to Bodo/Glimt as well as a 1-3 home defeat to the same side, while they had previously beaten Olympiacos Piraeus 2-1 at home.

Dinamo Zagreb will be without Robert Mudrazija, Ivan Nevistic, W. Nsoki, Paul Bismarck Tabinas and Fran Tudor, in addition to A. Stojakovic who is absent due to injury.

In NEC Nijmegen's ranks, Isak Hansen-Aaroen and Adam Tahaoui will be missing, along with Emre Mor, Bram Nuytinck, Philip Sandler and Dusan Tadic, who are absent due to injury.

In the Europa League standings, Dinamo Zagreb are in 14th place with 4 points from a win and a draw without defeat in two matches, with a goal difference of 1-0, while NEC Nijmegen are in 27th place with 1 point from a draw and a defeat in two matches, having scored one goal and conceded 6.